What movies are you watching?
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Re: What movies are you watching?
Alright, David O. Russell has officially lost any goodwill that he earned with The Fighter. Joy marks his third straight film that is emotionally dishonest, emotionally manipulative, is full of characters that are inconsistent, and is full of dialogue that just isn't the way people talk. I think he's a terrible writer, and an unimpressive director.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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IMO, Silver Linings Playbook is the worst of the bunch. I've never seen a movie crawl up it's own asshole so thoroughly.tragabigzanda wrote:While I enjoyed Silver Linings Playbook, I am also starting to lean this way on him. It's like his first five movies were by a completely different director.The Argonaut wrote:Alright, David O. Russell has officially lost any goodwill that he earned with The Fighter. Joy marks his third straight film that is emotionally dishonest, emotionally manipulative, is full of characters that are inconsistent, and is full of dialogue that just isn't the way people talk. I think he's a terrible writer, and an unimpressive director.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
i heart huckabees is a beautiful mess
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
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Re: What movies are you watching?
Russell sucks. I loved Huckabees when it came out, though.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
but not anymore? i really enjoy three kings tooLoathedVermin72 wrote:Russell sucks. I loved Huckabees when it came out, though.
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
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I just haven't seen it in about a decade. As far as I know, I still love it.lennytheweedwhacker wrote:but not anymore? i really enjoy three kings tooLoathedVermin72 wrote:Russell sucks. I loved Huckabees when it came out, though.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
i have the dvd, but it's probably been five years since i've seen itLoathedVermin72 wrote:I just haven't seen it in about a decade. As far as I know, I still love it.lennytheweedwhacker wrote:but not anymore? i really enjoy three kings tooLoathedVermin72 wrote:Russell sucks. I loved Huckabees when it came out, though.
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
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Re: What movies are you watching?
lol. I watched "The Butterfly Effect 2" the other morning.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
Hey, it was the holidays! It was good for Lol's!tragabigzanda wrote:Yikes, Strat. Is this where mountain life will eventually take me?Strat wrote:lol. I watched "The Butterfly Effect 2" the other morning.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
Probably my biggest complaint with modern "indie" filmmakers. The "Junoing" of every piece of dialogue has become ridiculous.The Argonaut wrote:and is full of dialogue that just isn't the way people talk.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
"I'm running out of obsequious banter."tragabigzanda wrote:I find there to be some great, honest dialogue coming from:
Woody Allen
Richard Linklater
"You have a real horseshit attitude."
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Re: What movies are you watching?
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
I apologize for my horseshit attitude
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
I laughedLoathedVermin72 wrote:I apologize for my horseshit attitude
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